Food Poisoning: One of My Biggest Fears

One of my friends on Facebook posted this status update the other day:

THIS is what scares the bejeezus out of me. And this woman is no slouch. She cooks. How are idiot cooks like me to make it when the smarty pants people who KNOW how to cook get sick?

I realize this wasn't so much a cooking issue but rather an issue regarding freshness of crab meat WHICH I WILL NEVER EAT NOW BY THE WAY.